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Officials seized 63 pounds of an exotic substance. Do officials care?
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Sure, they know about it, they say. Plenty of people in Philadelphia chew it. Both men say they no longer do — but with as little vehemence as if saying they no longer do Jägerbombs.
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The folks who guard Philly's most valuable art are fighting for better working conditions.
by Boyce Upholt
His pay as a security guard at the Philadelphia Museum of Art — a little over $10 an hour — is hardly enough for him to provide for his four kids. And he gets no sick leave.
Destination Denver
by Mary F. Patel
U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah , in line with his wife, Channel 10 news anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah and their family, apparently decided that waiting in line was not an option, so after conferring with airport police, he and the family were escorted to the front of the line and checked in. Pays to be a congressman, right?